TENNIS SCORES. Kucova shocks Minnen in the qualifications of the U.S. Open

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK. Kucova surprises Minnen to face Bibiane Schoofs in the qualifications

Prediction and head to head Kristina Kucova vs. Greetje Minnen

Kristina Kucova upsets Greetje Minnen 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in New York on Monday. Kucova will play Bibiane Schoofs in the qualifications.

Score, report, and key facts

1st set.

Kucova enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Minnen in the 2nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Kucova to win the set as Minnen managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Slovakian maintained her cool to break Minnen in the 6th (4-2) game before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

Kucova conquered a good lead at the beginning of the set after breaking Minnen in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Kucova to win the set as Minnen succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (3-3) game. Kucova maintained her focus to break Minnen in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

Statistics

At the end of the match, Kristina scored 74 points vs. the Belgian’s 63 points.

Kucova was pretty focused in converting 50% of the break points that she procured (4/8). On the other side, Minnen was struggling in finding the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 25% of her break points (2/8). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this contest, the head to head between Kucova and Minnen is 1-0 for Kristina.

Next Match: Kristina Kucova vs. Bibiane Schoofs – stats

Kucova will play Schoofs in the qualifications.

There is no head to head record between Kristina Kucova and Bibiane Schoofs since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other at pro level.

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